Excerpt from the government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
Loch Lomond Ski Area Limited, operator of a Thunder Bay ski hill, was fined $70,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after one worker was killed and another was injured.
Blog Post #384 – BFI Canada Inc. Fined $150,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
BFI Canada Inc., a waste management company operating in Canada and the United States, was fined $150,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.
On May 28, 2009, a worker from a temporary help agency was assigned to a waste collection route for BFI Canada Inc. in Ottawa. The worker’s job was to take recyclable material from the curb and put it into a waste collection truck. While performing these duties, the worker got out of the truck while it was still moving and the truck ran over the worker’s foot.
Blog Post #383 – Jury Weighs In On ‘Fall Protection’
Excerpt from the OH&S Canada magazine
A coroner’s jury probing the death of an Ontario construction worker in 2006 has made a series of recommendations meant to enhance fall protection.
Blog Post #382 – SMG Canada Ulc. Fined $55,000 after Worker Injured
Excerpt from the Government of Ontario’s ‘Newsroom’
SMG Canada Ulc., carrying on business in partnership with Arcturus SMG Canada, a company that manages public facilities, was fined $55,000 for a violation of the Occupational Health and Safety Act after a worker was injured.